Side: Wasawa Konoe

"Are fireworks being set off in Owari?

I suddenly look at the eastern sky. I couldn't possibly see them. 

I decided to call the guanji and others who went with me to Owari last year and hold a small party, but they are all nostalgic for their short time in Owari.

They were all nostalgic for their brief days in Owari. "Are they not aiming for the capital and the kingdom? Are they not aiming for the capital and the world? Or is it ......?

After drinking the golden wine, Guan Yin spoke up. I'm not sure what to make of this. I heard that the current Bugei was really a puppet until the Uchishouto dropped Kiyosu.

He must have felt strongly that no one would help him. After meeting Uchishotou and Uchisuke, two heroes of the turbulent times, Takehito may have found his own way.

If you listen carefully, you can hear the sound of insects. There is no sound of fireworks or lively people's voices. But when I close my eyes, I can see the fireworks and hear the excitement.

The eel is delicious. It reminds me of Owari.

Lord Sanjo looked nostalgic as he ate the eel he had served for the banquet. He was a man who had been to Suo in the western part of Japan and also to Owari. He must have had some thoughts.

I heard that Suo had become so desolate that there was no trace of its former glory.

In the capital, eel, which had been disregarded as an inferior fish, became a superior fish, and the price of eel suddenly rose. Human greed is a terrible thing. Fools tried to profit from what Uchishosuke and Daichi had spread for the sake of the city.

Now eels from not only the neighboring rivers, but also from the neighboring seas reach the capital at a high price from Otsu. The Lord was distressed and displeased by this.

Although he never said it out loud, it was because of His Highness' heart that he sent waka poems to Owari every year. He is already thinking about what kind of waka poem to write this year.

Miyoshi is not bad, but he is not as good as Oda.

Why don't you move the capital to Owari? Such nonsense is often heard among the court nobles who went to Owari. Of course, it is impossible to move the capital. However, it is true that they are dissatisfied with the current capital.

"Sparklers have arrived from Owari. Why don't we all enjoy them?

"Oh, good morning.

When I looked around, I found that some of them were nostalgic for Owari, but some of them were a little depressed. Let's have some sparklers delivered from Owari.

Oh, these fireworks are good, too. They are gentle and fleeting.

Side: Kazuma Hisato

This year, we set off yellow and blue fireworks as we did last year. The basic orange fireworks are nice, but people's reactions change when the colors change.

The sea is calm today. The naval forces are probably watching from their Kuko boats. I especially invited the naval officers of Iseshima to come and watch. We need to interact with each other more," he said.

This year's first participants, such as Mr. Magara, the high priest of Muryoujuin and the Kiso family, were stunned. People who see fireworks for the first time are usually surprised and freeze.

Oh yeah, it seems that Hojo and Miyoshi are thinking about a marriage, and their vassals are discussing it in Owari. This is something that never happened in history. Apparently, they are in talks to marry the daughter of the Hojo family to Yoshioki, the eldest son of Nagayoshi Miyoshi.

The formality of the marriage is that she will be adopted by the Ise family, the stewards of the shogunate's political office.

I guess Hojo wanted to have a connection with the central government. His friendship with us is deepening, but I guess he thought it would be dangerous to stick to that one point.

Miyoshi and Ise are both in delicate positions. With the fall of Sakai, the center of the economy is shifting to Owari. For better or worse, Mr. Yoshito does not have Miyoshi and the capital in his sights.

Miyoshi is wary that we are working with the Rokkaku. Ise Sadataka of the Ise family. I've never met him, but he's supposed to be working with Miyoshi in the capital on the government affairs of the Shogunate.

I've heard that he's not a member of Harumoto's faction, but I've also heard that he has a delicate relationship with Yoshito-san. Perhaps he too is wary of the Rokkaku administration, the governor of Siwa.

Who is Hojo's daughter? Don't tell me it's Hayakawa-dono, who married Imagawa Ujizane in historical fact? I heard that they were close in the historical fact, but I don't think there is any marriage ceremony between Imagawa and Hojo in the current situation.

Well, I need to gather more information about this. I'll ask Mochizuki-san later.

The number of nobles in Suruga seems to be decreasing.

The fireworks were about to come to an end. I'm watching the fireworks with Nobuhide and Yoshitada. It's the best place to watch the fireworks. Both of them are very powerful and have a lot of status, so people around them have to be careful.

In the meantime, Nobuhide smiled slightly at Yoshitada's words.

There is also the matter of Suo, isn't there?

It was true that the number of court nobles from Suruga was a little smaller this year compared to last year. I hadn't really paid much attention to it, but the number of nobles staying in Suruga is decreasing, isn't it? As Nobuhide said, there must be a new understanding that just because they are nobles doesn't mean they are safe.

In the first place, there are those who see the Imagawa itself as failing or even in danger. The nobles who planned to bury their bones in Suruga or who had no place to return to in the capital would not move from Suruga, but there were also those who stayed for a few years and then returned.

It seems that there are some court nobles who moved from Suruga to Echizen before they knew it.

In this world, maybe Imagawa will never be appreciated in later generations as it is in history. Except for Yukisai Taihara, Yoshimoto's reputation is going to be delicate.

"Oh!

How beautiful.

As I was talking with Yoshitoshi and the others, I heard the loudest voices around me. It was when the new fireworks of the year, a mixture of two colors, were shot off.

They seemed to be surprised.

"This is .......

"This is our family's ice candy. It's made from cow's milk. Please eat it before it melts.

As I was thinking that it was about time, an ice cream was brought in to finish the party. This year it will be vanilla ice cream.

"...... will there be ice cream again this year?

"Oh no, even though Guanzhaku-sama and the others are not here, ......

The nobles were surprised. It's true that there are not as many people of high status as last year. It's no fun to be told that you're being treated lightly because you're a low status official.

What a good taste!

It's a luxury. Fireworks and ice cakes are things you can only get in Owari.

Vanilla ice cream made so that you can taste the milk. It's delicious. I'll serve it to the children next time.

I'm sure the women of the Oda family also serve vanilla ice cream when they watch the fireworks. I hope they're happy too.

Now, what will Sotei and Yukisai do when they hear about the fireworks this year?

They are historical figures. We can never be too careful with them.

We have no intention of cutting corners.